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Ammianus Marcellinus, Hunni semicruda cujusvis Pecoris carne vescuntur, quasi inter femora sua & equorum terga subsertam, calefacient brevi.— Hudibras
These figures show the relative calefacient, or heat-producing powers of the different foods named _outside_ the body; but there is some doubt as to their having the same relative values when burned _within_ the body.— The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock
The animal experimented upon to be supplied daily with a weighed quantity of food, the composition and calefacient value of which had been accurately determined.— The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock
The gases, vapors, and liquid and solid egesta thrown off from its body to be collected, analysed, and the calefacient [15] value of the combustible portion of them to be determined.— The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock

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